Stella drew something that looked like a banana with a whole bunch of apples. I asked her if that's what it was "yes, it's a banana." Then Sylvia said, "no it's a boat". Is it a boat, Stella? "Yes it's a boat." Stella can be feisty, but sometimes she's so agreeable :)
At lunch, Sylvia said she wanted to pray for Grammy to feel better.
"Please repeat after me. Dear Grammy, please feel better. " I was sitting there in awe, and then got yelled at..."PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME!".
Well don't you think we should pray to God for Grammy? "Oh, yeah. Dear God, please make Grammy feel better. Amen. Please repeat after me!"
Stella thought the whole thing was wonderful, but when I asked her if she wanted to repeat the prayer with me, she said, "no, I say Amen when I bigger."
We then said a prayer for John to return home safely, which Sylvia concluded with "and please don't let Daddy get hit by a tornado. Amen." Amen to that.
On the way home from soccer tonight, Stella saw a stink bug on the seat in front of her. "I see a bug! I scared." Poor thing. There was no where to stop to remove the bug, and she just kept saying in her sweet little voice "I scared." At first Sylvie was concerned about the bug too, but then she stepped into big sister role. "Stella, just don't look at it. You turn your head and you won't be scared. I'll watch the bug and make sure he stays far away." Have I mentioned how much I love my kids? Everyone stayed calm and sweet until the bug could be swooshed out onto the driveway.
I think all of this rain may be making us all insane. We've played with all of the inside toys; we've splashed around in the puddles. We've gotten covered in mud. Now, please, let it be sunny enough for some trips to the park and walks around the neighborhood this week!
ps
Go Phillies!!
Lots of love,
Keri
